10 PRIA
I was so thirsty. I blinked up at the dark sky, hoping that it would start to rain so I could drink. Not a single star shone in the night. It was completely dark around me. Was this even the sky?
"You're awake."
Silus. He sounded relieved.
"What happened?"
A cool hand settled on my forehead.
"Do you want the short or the long version?"
I cleared my parched throat. "Both."
"You were swallowed by a monster," Silus said wryly.
Was he joking?
"Can't you remember?" he asked.
I searched my memory, but came up blank. "I was sitting outside waiting for you... that's the last thing I remember."
"You should have stayed inside," Silus growled. "You almost died. If I hadn't come back when I did..."
His voice trailed off. I wanted to argue, say that I had every right to leave the c
